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If Britons vote to leave the European Union in a June 23 referendum it could be the beginning of the end for the 28-nation bloc and for western political civilization more generally, European Council President Donald Tusk said, according to Reuters.In an interview with German newspaper Bild, Tusk said a so-called Brexit vote would provide a major...

First Vice Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine`s representative to the humanitarian subgroup in Minsk Iryna Gerashchenko reports a serious deterioration of the situation in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, and points to a record high number of casualties at the front in the last four weeks, according to an UNIAN correspondent.”We have now an...

Governor of the Republic of Buryatia, which is part of Russia`s Siberian Federal District, Vyacheslav Nagovitsyn says the republic is mulling the possibility of selling bottled drinking water from Lake Baikal to China at a price higher than the price of fuel, according to RIA Novosti.Once implemented, the undertaking will generate enormous...

Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has said his organization is preparing to publish more emails Hillary Clinton sent and received while U.S. secretary of state, according to The Guardian.Clinton, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, is under FBI investigation to determine whether she broke federal law by using her private...

International human rights organization Amnesty International Ukraine has noted progress in the protection of human rights in Ukraine after the Equality March in Kyiv, also known as the Kyiv Pride, on June 12.”We`ve been seeking this day for many years and today we are seeing real progress in human rights. There is still much to be done on the...

The Baltic states and Poland are in discussions with defense contractors to create a regional anti-aircraft missile shield to protect against Russian aircraft, according to the Financial Times.Fearful of the build-up of Russian troops on their borders and in the Baltic Sea enclave of Kaliningrad, the four countries believe they must develop...

Ukraine`s Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman calls for the efficient use of budget funds to be earmarked for repairs to national roads and insists on higher quality standards of repair work performed, the government`s press service reported.”Quality, efficient use, deadlines are key tasks to be addressed,” Groysman said at a meeting on the state...

Beijing and Berlin have agreed to stay in close contact ahead of a controversial new law on NGOs, the German chancellor said. But rights group have slammed the legislation, saying it gives police ”unchecked powers,” Deutsche Welle reports.German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday said Beijing must ensure that the nation`s laws are not used as a...

Revenue of the general funds of Ukraine`s local budgets, excluding transfers, in January-May of 2016 amounted to UAH 53.9 billion, which was 48.8%, or UAH 17.7 billion, up on the same period last year (in comparable conditions), according to Ukraine`s Finance Ministry.When making the estimates, the ministry excluded territories beyond the control...

The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 40 times on Sunday evening alone, 39 attacks were recorded in Donetsk region and one in Luhansk region, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters.”After the number of attacks decreased during daytime, the enemy...